Newspaper-holder.



G. VERGES. NEWSPAPER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1908.

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Patented July 6, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PpgENT OFFICE.

GEORGE VEBG'ES, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

NEWSPAPER-I-IOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Gnonsn Vnnsns, a subject of the King of Greece, residing at Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Newspaper-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in newspaper holders, and has for its object the provision of a holder, to which the newspaper is quickly and readily attached so that each page thereof may be presented to the reader in flat form, the support being reversible so that either side of the pa or may be seen, and the same be manipu ated while held in the hand of the reader. in other words my newspaper holder constitutes a reversible rack, which is provided with a binding or securing medium at one side of the rack, and with a central holding and manipulating handle, thus making it easy to insert or withdraw a newspaper, read the same when held in the rack, and also permit of an easy manner of filing the complete rack and paper, as both are flat, and can be readily accommodated in narrow spaces provided between shelves, the handle of the rack being allowed to project, so that the rack and newspaper may be readily withdrawn when it is desired to read the paper.

To more clearly bring out the features of my invention, attention is invited to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete rack, a newspaper being shown in position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a cross section through the rack, showing a newspaper in position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of my rack provided with a modified form of binding means. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the binding end thereof. Fig. 5 is a plan view of a rack provided with another form of binding means. Fig. 6 is an end view thereof. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a rack provided with still another form of bind ing means, and Fig. 8 is an end view thereof. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the fastening device shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and Fig. 10 is a similar view of the fastening device shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

Referring to the drawings :the numeral 1 designates the rack or supporting frame for the newspaper, and this consists of the lower transverse strip 2, provided with the centrally arranged U-shaped handle 3, the two central vertical and parallel strips 4: and 4c,

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed. september 19, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 453,871.

each one of which is braced and held together by means of the strip 2, and the two short transverse strips orbars 5. The upper ends of the strips 1 and 41, are separated at the top, and have the oppositely projecting strips and 6, carried respectively thereby, the outer ends of these strips 6 and 6 and the strips 2 carrying and supporting the outer vertical bars or strips 7 and 8. The bar or strip 8, as shown in. Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with the slot 9, in which is adapted to be inserted the newspaper, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and thus it will be seen that the newspaper may be read with the bar 8 either to the right or to the left, and that the newspaper may be turned in various ways, whereby each page may be quickly and readily presented to the operator or reader, who holds the rack and paper by grasping the U- shaped handle, which is made in this form in order to give the reader a better grip and thereby hold the rack firmly in the desired position.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the bar 8, is provided with a recessed portion 10, in which is adapted to fit the pivoted binding strip 11, whose upper end is secured to the bar 8, by means of the pivot 12, and whose lower end is held in clamping position, by means of the sliding collar 13.

In the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 9, I employ the bar 8", to which is pivoted upon the outer face thereof, the binding strip 1 1, the lower end of the strip 8", being provided with the pivoted yoke or bail 15, which after the newspaper is in place with the binding strip alined with the bar 8", is swung so as to hold the free end of the binding strip locked against the bar 8".

in the form shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 10, the bar 8, is provided near its upper end upon the outer face thereof, with a recess or notch 16, in which fits the rightangled eye 17 of the wire binding strip 18, a pin 19, holding the eye in said recess and acting as a pivot for the binding wire. Near the lower end of the strip 8', I mount a collar 20, which pro jects slightly beyond the face of the bar, as at 21., and thus provides a receptacle for the lower end 22 of the wire 18. By means of the peculiar shape of the recess 16 and the length of the wire binder, in combination with the collar 20, the binder clamps the newspaper closely upon the bar 8', and thus holds the newspaper removably in place.

What I claim, as new, is

1. A newspaper holder, comprising a rack, having a transverse strip, a handle projecting centrally and downwardly therefrom, two parallel strips projecting upwardly therefrom and provided each with oppositely proj ecting strips, and vertical bars carried by the ends of the transverse strip and the two oppositely projecting strips, one of said bars being provided with a newspaper binding receptacle, whereby a newspaper held therehy may he supported upon either side of the rack and manipulated by the handle.

2. A newspaper holder, comprising a rack, having a transverse strip, a handle made in U-shape and connected to the strip centrally thereof, two parallel strips carried by the transverse strip upon opposite side to the handle, a pair of short transverse strips carried by the parallel strips, and two vertical bars carried by the transverse strive, one of the bars being provided with a slot therethrough longer than the space between the transverse strips, whereby a newspaper inserted in said slot may rest flat upon either side of the rack and be supported by the parallel strips, transverse strips and the vertical bars, the handle being in a position to hold the rack and manipulate the same.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I GEORGE VERGES.

Witnesses LOUIS R. PoULnN, DAVID P. Moonn. 

